Very impressive debut from this american band, originary from Oregon. While it does have some clear sludge elements (particularly the hardcore vocals and the somewhat obvious hooks, akin to Neurosis' mid career), most of the songs are comprised of complex riffing with a vibe not too different from the style bands like Virus and Ved Buens Ende carried out. The production is not the best here, but considering they're independent, it seems good enough. Really good material, it looks like Norska will be one of these bands giving us something to talk about during the next years.

About Utvær

The name of the blog comes from the Nurse With Wound album's subtitle, Shipwreck Radio Vol 1 and 2 (Seven Sonic Structures of Utvær and Eight Enigmatic Structures of Utvær), it's also a small inhabited Norwegian island located to the northwest of the country, in the municipality of Solund.

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